[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 219 (Monday, November 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 67750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28898]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Infectious 
Diseases: Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting.
    Name: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for 
Infectious Diseases (NCID).
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5:45 p.m., December 7, 2000, 8:30 a.m.-
2:30 p.m., December 8, 2000.
    Place: CDC, Roybal Building 17 Conference Room, 1600 Clifton 
Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors, NCID, provides 
advice and guidance to the Director, CDC, and Director, NCID, in the 
following areas: program goals and objectives; strategies; program 
organization and resources for infectious disease prevention and 
control; and program priorities.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include:

1. Opening Session: NCID Update
2. CDC Facilities Master Plan, Fort Collins, Colorado
3. Program Update: Patient Safety and Quality Care
4. Issue Updates
    a. NCID Research Agenda
    b. Planning and Communication Strategies
    c. Global Infectious Disease Strategic Plan
5. Tour of Roybal Building 17
6. Breakout groups on Issue Updates (Item 4, a-c above)
7. Program Update: West Nile Virus
8. Breakout Group Report/Discussion: NCID Research Agenda
9. Breakout Group Report/Discussion: Planning and Communication 
Strategies
10. Breakout Group Report/Discussion: Global Infectious Disease 
Strategic Plan
11. Late Breakers: Scientific Outbreak Reports
12. Discussions and Recommendations

    Other agenda items include announcements/introductions; follow-
up on actions recommended by the Board May 2000; consideration of 
future directions, goals, and recommendations.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Written comments are welcome and should be received by the 
contact person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Diane S. Holley, Office of the 
Director, NCID, CDC, Mailstop C-20, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, email [email protected]; telephone 404/639-0078.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services office has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: November 6, 2000.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 00-28898 Filed 11-9-00; 8:45 am]
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